Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: leniency
IPA transcription: [l'injənsi]
Pronunciations of leniency
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: lenience, leniency
    Meaning: lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
  • Synonyms: indulgence, lenience, leniency
    Meaning: a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"
  • Synonyms: lenience, leniency, mildness, lenity
    Meaning: mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
Usage examples
  • Colonel Quinnox was pleasant, but he could give Beverly no promise of leniency in regard to Baldos.
  • The patience of that official, often strained in extending leniency toward the disturber's misdeeds, had been overtaxed.
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